South Korea: Market officials cited a slump in restaurant industry consumption as the reason for the low potato price

게시됨 2024년 6월 29일

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Spring potato prices are weakening, leading to a predicted 7% increase in highland potato production. Despite efforts to sell domestically produced potatoes, large franchise restaurants are ignoring them, causing criticism. The Korea Rural Economic Institute predicts highland potato production will reach around 136,000 tons in July, a 7% increase from the previous year. However, domestic restaurant franchises argue that domestically produced potatoes are not suitable for making French fries due to their high moisture content and continue to use foreign products. This has led to the discontinuation of the French fries menu due to local supply instability.

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As spring potato prices continue to weaken, it is predicted that highland potato production will increase by 7% compared to the previous year. Nonghyup Hanaro Mart and others are trying hard to drive market prices by rolling up their sleeves to sell potatoes. However, some large franchise restaurant companies are ignoring the consumption of domestically produced potatoes, causing criticism. On June 28, at Garak Market in Seoul, potatoes were traded at an average of 26,927 won per 20 kg box. It is 1.6% higher than June of a normal year (26,504 won), but 26.1% lower than June of last year (36,448 won). These are open field spring potatoes shipped mainly from Dangjin and Seosan in South Chungcheong Province, Gochang in Jeollabuk-do, and Boseong in Jeollanam-do. According to the Seoul Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Corporation, the amount of potatoes brought into Garak Market was 1,929 tons as of the fourth week of June (24th to 28th), a 14.6% decrease from the same period last year ...

출처: Nongmin